Trees Are Hard..

Sometimes humans are just the best! A very good (and brave) Samaritan brought this eastern diamondback rattlesnake into the hospital after it was hit by a car. Look at this beautiful angry serpent!

That head wound looked pretty concerning so this baby went for a CT scan to assess the damage to its skull and soft tissue.

It might seem crazy that this wild snake could survive a tire to the head, but rattlesnakes are incredibly tough critters. Their heads are so muscular that when they’re struck by a car they can often survive with minimal damage to the bony structures of the head. In this case, the trauma from the tire forced those impressive facial muscles through the skin without breaking any cranial bones. Fortunately, an incredibly skilled exotics veterinarian was able to surgically repair the damage. Here it is after surgery!

This baby did great after the procedure and recovered beautifully. After several weeks in a wildlife rehabilitation facility, this rattlesnake was well enough to be released into the wild. You gotta love a happy ending! I know venomous snakes can get a bad rap, but just because they’re a little scary doesn’t mean they don’t deserve our love and respect.

A work in progress.

This piece took forever. 3 episodes of The Walking Dead, and about a 1/2 hour test run of my boyfriend using Twitch to stream KotOR. The game being so old means we have to find another means to stream though.

I’ve been doing longer pieces lately and it’s been really good for my mental state. It shows growth in my mind and art. Being content to sit at my desk for hours at a time working on a single piece shows me that I am improving my patience and attention span. I am no longer doing 3 pieces in a 2 hour span in class and wondering when the hell I can stand again and let my hand stop cramping. I’m also focusing a lot more on detail and technique than I was before, and of course, adding color is helping me like and enjoy doing my art more. I like the outcome of black and white pieces, but the boldness or the color and the neat lines means I like my art more once it’s finished. I do need new colored pens and markers tho

He’s a fish!

Corruptober Day 11: Statue

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So much for trying to keep on time this year. Yesterday was a whirlwind of cleaning and preparing for guests and my little downtime was spent doing other things.

It felt slightly like cheating using Weeping Angels from Doctor Who, but I just love their concept and execution so well that I couldn’t find anything else I wanted to do.